Zypern - Daten & Fakten

Daten & Fakten
Flagge:    Zypern Zypern
Capital
name: Nicosia (Lefkosia/Lefkosa)

geographic coordinates: 35 10 N, 33 22 E

time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

etymology: a mispronunciation of the city's Greek name Lefkosia and its Turkish name Lefkosa, both of which mean "White City"; the Greek name may derive from the Greek phrase "leuke ousia" ("white estate")
Citizenship
citizenship by birth: no

citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Cyprus

dual citizenship recognized: yes

residency requirement for naturalization: 7 years
Legal system
mixed legal system of English common law and civil law with European law supremacy
Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Area
total: 9,251 sq km (of which 3,355 sq km are in north Cyprus)

land: 9,241 sq km

water: 10 sq km
Land use
agricultural land: 13.4% (2018 est.)

arable land: 9.8% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 3.2% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 0.4% (2018 est.)

forest: 18.8% (2018 est.)

other: 67.8% (2018 est.)
Location
Middle East, island in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Turkey; note - Cyprus views itself as part of Europe; geopolitically, it can be classified as falling within Europe, the Middle East, or both
Age structure
0-14 years: 15.63% (male 104,950/female 99,515)

15-64 years: 70.36% (male 484,087/female 436,271)

65 years and over: 14.01% (2023 est.) (male 79,897/female 103,400)
Birth rate
10.37 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Death rate
6.99 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Languages
Greek (official) 80.9%, Turkish (official) 0.2%, English 4.1%, Romanian 2.9%, Russian 2.5%, Bulgarian 2.2%, Arabic 1.2%, Filipino 1.1%, other 4.3%, unspecified 0.6%; note - data represent only the Republic of Cyprus (2011 est.)

major-language sample(s):
Το Παγκόσμιο Βιβλίο Δεδομένων, η απαραίτητη πηγή βασικών πληροφοριών. (Greek)

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Life expectancy at birth
total population: 79.96 years

male: 77.18 years

female: 82.89 years (2023 est.)
Major urban areas - population
269,000 NICOSIA (capital) (2018)
Median age
total: 37.9 years

male: 36.7 years

female: 39.4 years (2020 est.)
Mother's mean age at first birth
30 years (2020 est.)

note: data represents only government-controlled areas
Net migration rate
6.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Population distribution
population concentrated in central Nicosia and in the major cities of the south: Paphos, Limassol, and Larnaca
Population growth rate
1% (2023 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.48 children born/woman (2023 est.)
Urbanization
urban population: 67% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 0.76% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Education expenditures
6.1% of GDP (2020 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 16 years

male: 16 years

female: 16 years (2020)
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)
1.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
Industrial production growth rate
8.1% (2021 est.)
Labor force
655,100 (2021 est.)
Population below poverty line
14.7% (2018 est.)
Unemployment rate
6.13% (2021 est.)

7.59% (2020 est.)

7.07% (2019 est.)
Public debt
97.5% of GDP (2017 est.)

106.6% of GDP (2016 est.)

note: data cover general government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data exclude debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intragovernmental debt; intragovernmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
2.45% (2021 est.)

-0.64% (2020 est.)

0.25% (2019 est.)
Exports
$24.551 billion (2021 est.)

$20.379 billion (2020 est.)

$19.835 billion (2019 est.)

note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports.
Exports - partners
India 9%, Greece 9%, Libya 8%, United Kingdom 7% (2019)
Imports
$23.748 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$20.711 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$19.575 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
Imports - partners
Greece 16%, Italy 10%, Turkey 8%, Russia 5%, Germany 5%, United Kingdom 5%, China 5% (2019)
Airports
15 (2021)
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
total: 332,080 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 37 (2020 est.)
Internet users
total: 809,900 (2021 est.)

percent of population: 91% (2021 est.)
Roadways
total: 12,901 km (2016)

government control: 12,901 km (2016) (includes 272 km of expressways)

paved: 8,631 km (2016)

unpaved: 4,270 km (2016)

Turkish Cypriot control: 7,000 km (2011)
Telephones - fixed lines
total subscriptions: 304,581 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 34 (2021 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular
total subscriptions: 1,320,794 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 149 (2021 est.)
Disputes - international

hostilities in 1974 divided the island into two de facto autonomous entities, the internationally recognized Cypriot Government and a Turkish-Cypriot community (north Cyprus); the 1,000-strong UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) has served in Cyprus since 1964 and maintains the buffer zone between north and south; on 1 May 2004, Cyprus entered the EU still divided, with the EU's body of legislation and standards (acquis communitaire) suspended in the north; Turkey protests Cypriot Government creating hydrocarbon blocks and maritime boundary with Lebanon in March 2007


Länderstatistik

Branche
Land
Unterschied in %
gesamt
Zypern
676 687 000 EUR
742 010 000 EUR
9.65 %
Bekleidung
Zypern
20 996 000 EUR
23 507 000 EUR
11.96 %
Chemische Erzeugnisse
Zypern
34 234 000 EUR
38 883 000 EUR
13.58 %
Datenverarbeitungsgeräte, elektr. u. opt. Erzeugn.
Zypern
93 362 000 EUR
105 532 000 EUR
13.04 %
Elektrische Ausrüstungen
Zypern
36 962 000 EUR
35 712 000 EUR
-3.38 %
Energieversorgung
Zypern
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erdöl und Erdgas
Zypern
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erze
Zypern
24 000 EUR
3 000 EUR
-87.50 %
Erzeugnisse der Landwirtschaft und Jagd
Zypern
7 279 000 EUR
3 236 000 EUR
-55.54 %
Fische und Fischereierzeugnisse
Zypern
25 000 EUR
20 000 EUR
-20.00 %
Forstwirtschaftliche Erzeugnisse
Zypern
6 000 EUR
20 000 EUR
233.33 %
Getränke
Zypern
5 533 000 EUR
7 010 000 EUR
26.69 %
Glas und -waren, Keramik, Steine und Erden
Zypern
4 989 000 EUR
7 057 000 EUR
41.45 %
Gummi- und Kunststoffwaren
Zypern
23 154 000 EUR
21 286 000 EUR
-8.07 %
Holz und Holz- Kork- Korb- Flechtwaren ohne Möbel
Zypern
3 688 000 EUR
4 597 000 EUR
24.65 %
Kohle
Zypern
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Kokereierzeugnisse und Mineralölerzeugnisse
Zypern
2 382 000 EUR
2 752 000 EUR
15.53 %
Kraftwagen und Kraftwagenteile
Zypern
102 970 000 EUR
133 975 000 EUR
30.11 %
Leder und Lederwaren
Zypern
12 665 000 EUR
15 700 000 EUR
23.96 %
Maschinen
Zypern
62 221 000 EUR
60 433 000 EUR
-2.87 %
Metalle
Zypern
3 870 000 EUR
4 652 000 EUR
20.21 %
Metallerzeugnisse
Zypern
13 450 000 EUR
14 658 000 EUR
8.98 %
Möbel
Zypern
5 519 000 EUR
4 648 000 EUR
-15.78 %
Nahrungsmittel und Futtermittel
Zypern
69 198 000 EUR
85 491 000 EUR
23.55 %
Papier, Pappe und Waren daraus
Zypern
6 181 000 EUR
9 037 000 EUR
46.21 %
Pharmazeutische und ähnliche Erzeugnisse
Zypern
57 147 000 EUR
63 188 000 EUR
10.57 %
Sonstige Fahrzeuge
Zypern
56 832 000 EUR
29 647 000 EUR
-47.83 %
Sonstige Waren
Zypern
45 813 000 EUR
61 446 000 EUR
34.12 %
Steine und Erden, sonstige Bergbauerzeugnisse
Zypern
924 000 EUR
673 000 EUR
-27.16 %
Tabakerzeugnisse
Zypern
3 852 000 EUR
3 603 000 EUR
-6.46 %
Textilien
Zypern
3 411 000 EUR
5 244 000 EUR
53.74 %